# Cuts, lacerations at Newport News Shipbuilding Division - Huntington Ingalls Industries
> OSHA SIR `2017043653` · 4/24/2017 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Newport News Shipbuilding Division - Huntington Ingalls Industries
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was grinding sheet metal with a hand held angle grinder and lacerated his leg above the knee.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*